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4 articles
Central Asia, AI, data centres, electricity, nuclear, Russia, China, South Korea
EnergyAnalysis10 Jun

Central Asia declared an AI year. The grid will decide how far it gets

The region is racing to build digital economies, AI centres and crypto hubs. All of it needs electricity Central Asia does not yet have, which is why the same governments are courting Korea, Rosatom and Beijing for new power.

Turkmenistan talks AI with OpenAI
PoliticsBrief10 Jun

Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most closed states, talks AI with OpenAI

A Turkmen education delegation met OpenAI this week to discuss using AI in schools. For one of the planet’s most isolated governments, even the conversation is a departure.

Tajikistan breaks ground on an IT hub and regional AI centre in Dushanbe
EconomyBrief10 Jun

Tajikistan breaks ground on an IT hub and a regional AI centre in Dushanbe

Tajikistan laid the foundation on 9 June for IT Hub Dushanbe, a complex housing an IT park, a business centre and a regional AI centre. The project is fronted by Rustam Emomali, the president’s son and presumed successor.

Kazakhstan approves a national AI and digitalization strategy to 2029
EconomyBrief10 Jun

Kazakhstan approves a national AI and digitalisation strategy to 2029

President Tokayev signed the Digital Qazaqstan strategy on 9 June, a plan to push artificial intelligence across the economy by 2029. It is the centrepiece of the year he declared the Year of Digitalisation and AI.